Used some clay on the zed today

[martyzs]

It was the first time we used it so we took some advice. The kit contained clay blocks and a spray detailer with microfibre towel and some finshing wax.

First step was to wash the car and remove any polish which was already on the car, we used a regular wash detergent followed by a wash in a chemical which we use in the marine trade, but a wash using hot water should do the same job.

We allowed the car to dry and then set to work on the clay getting it warm and pliable in the hand, sprayed the panel with the supplied detailer which acts as a lubricant and rubbed the clay over the panel, some areas felt really rough and would stall the clay even with plenty of detail spray applied, we knew these areas were dirt in the paint and worked them until smooth.

If the clay got dirty we would knead and reshape it until clean and then continue the process.

Basically after the car was done we allowed all the detailer to dry and applied the finishing wax and buffed off with the microfibre cloth

It took two of us an hour on each car, so double it if your on your own

great results, might need to get me some of that although maybe i should just wash my Zed in the first place lol

Is it ok to use the clay on the plastics ie the body kit etc

[Steves Cleenz]

clay can be used on any painted surface, you can even use it on your windows

Cheers for that advice will be doing mine as soon as the weather gets better

[dave87]

might be an idea to put that really detailed advise in the HOW-To section?

[KevG]

Sod using clay, I'll get my mate (Who's a spray painter) to buff he car with his Machine polisher with G3, then hand apply Meguiars Tech Wax, then Machine Polish this off, and then finally use some quick glaze.

[Ravinder_Tomcat220T]

Claying makes a massive difference. I did the vvc back in oct last year and wow! Took me 4 hrs just to clay the whole car and then applied polish and wax on top of it and it worked a treat. The paintwork is so smooth. Defo worth doing maybe 3-4 times a year to maintain the paintwork to a high standard.

[Steves Cleenz]

Originally Posted by KevG

Sod using clay, I'll get my mate (Who's a spray painter) to buff he car with his Machine polisher with G3, then hand apply Meguiars Tech Wax, then Machine Polish this off, and then finally use some quick glaze.

Kev Its easier to to clay a car than to machine polish believe me !, and having it machine polished wont pull all the crap out of the paint, and plus G3 is a very coarse cutting compound which will cut back a lot of clear coat, do this too many times and you risk cutting through to the base coat, where as a clay bar does no damage what so ever to the paint

[dj_russell]

looks sweet mate i looked for a black mg zs180 saloon exactly like yours but it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. nice to see somone else who takes an interest in boats aswell my dad owned a formula, and his mates scarabs and weve got jet skis and a smaller boat now due to the formula costing more than £100 a day in petrol lol.